South Mecklenburg High School is a public secondary school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District. Locally it is known as "South Meck" (or simply just "South"). Its mascot is the Sabre and the school colors are red, black, and white. The attendance boundary includes nearby Pineville.
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Faculty
Several South Meck teachers and counselors hold National Board Certification, with many more working towards certification. The faculty teacher pages can be found on South Meck High School's web page.
Athletics
The South Mecklenburg Sabres are a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as an 8A school. It is a part of the Greater Charlotte 7A/8A Conference. South Mecklenburg has had many state championship teams, as well as individual state champion athletes in a variety of sports. Listed below are the different sports that South Mecklenburg offers for its students:
Football
Cross Country
Cheerleading
Soccer
Field Hockey
Swimming & Diving
Basketball
Tennis
Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Golf
Lacrosse
Volleyball
Wrestling
Baseball
Softball
Rugby
Notable alumni
Ricky Berens, former USA Olympic swim team member and 2x gold medalist in the 4×200 meter freestyle
John Brannon, NFL cornerback
Joy Cheek, WNBA player
Stu Cole, former MLB player with the Kansas City Royals
Carlos Crawford, former MLB player with the Philadelphia Phillies
Walter Davis, 6x NBA All-Star and member of the gold medal-winning 1976 USA men's Olympic basketball team
Grace Glenn, artistic gymnast
Ethel Darline Guest, artist
Anthony Hamilton, singer/songwriter and record producer
Vani Hari, author, activist and food critique, who blogs as the Food Babe
Wayne Hearn, professional tennis player
John Hoogenakker, actor
Bobby Jones, NBA Hall of Famer, 4x NBA All-Star and silver medalist with the 1972 USA men's Olympic basketball team
Peter Joseph Jugis, fourth bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
Lew Massey, professional basketball player
David Mims, former NFL offensive tackle
Bryson Nesbit, college football tight end for the North Carolina Tar Heels